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:: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 ::

Wisdom is with the humble
If you've been wondering why I haven't been posting much about my lectio divina disciplines lately, it's because I haven't encountered many profound revelations, or what many would consider profound. Throughout most of my readings lately -- in Psalms, with an occasional foray into other wisdom books -- the Word from God has been about obvious stuff, and I guess I'm a bit embarassed to post on some of these no-brainer points, the kind of stuff you'd think would be obvious to any follower of Jesus and any reader of Scripture. But sometimes it's the obvious stuff that we overlook.

Over the weekend and against yesterday and today, I've been contemplating a snippet from the opening lines of Proverbs 11:

When pride comes, then comes shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.

Isn't it amazing that we'll look high and low for wisdom -- we'll look everywhere for it. Everywhere, that is, but among the humble. (Or, in the KJV, among the "lowly.") We'll travel to seminars and conferences. We'll read books by the hot, trendy authors. We'll buy tapes and CDs and pump their teachings into our brains. We'll discuss issues and exchange ideas with those who are well educated, like us. But will we listen to the lowly among us? Will we seek wisdom from the humble?

:: Andrew 09:57 + ::
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